Madonna, 1982 by Laura Levine

I was assigned to photograph Madonna for Interview Magazine. Her first single (Everybody) was about to be released and no one really knew what she looked like. She (like most of my subjects back then) arrived alone, sans any kind of entourage. She was incredibly professional and cooperative. Even when I asked her to do seemingly ridiculous things like wrap herself in my curtains. (All in the name of a good photo, of course).

Hi. Yes, I know I told you about Laura Levine in a post last week, but the lady is a busy one. She's in a group show at the Varga Gallery in Woodstock which opens today. Laura will be showing the above photo of Madonna, and many others from her 80's rockstar portfolio, in the retrospective show EV/LES.

EV/LES – A Retrospective
Varga Gallery
130 Tinker Street
Woodstock, New York
Saturday, September 13, 2008 – October 5, 2008

Laura's site
Laura's 20x200 edition prints:
Meadow Lark
Birds of the Pacific Northwest
Birds of the Rockies